Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-26

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But the yonngpale face was carried
tosthe camp of the Indians and
placed in the wigwam Of Tohoho
himself
Herghe remained long time,
hoYering between life and death
1 BuEMinnehaha, touched by his suf
feriifgs and attracted by his hand
some, manly form, consented to
nurseshm and daily spent many
hons. beside the pale face stranger,
batllingShis wounds with healing
herbs, and moistening his lips with
the Sparkling water OF the spring
near
Assthes days went by, and the
beautiful maiden lowered at his
sideIns lsIainist rcdsto his suffer
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strensssEas 81 /; VAS q harmed By her
fbeauis s. ga turals race Mn 81
]nellaI3g eeaI1e deep laslii
teresfesE nsthes blue q esl pale face
So dgspswa tie impre on ma dle.
upons6im thats th pale face de-:
.termIped TO elinqnislls all lnten-
tionsshe may have had ofetfecting4
his escape, and to become mem.
Der ofthe tribe
When he became stronger he
madesknown his wishes to Tohoho.
and after deep consideration he
was accepted into the brotherhood
Cherokee. he soon proved himself
equalstosany Of the young braves
in theschase and other sports of the
field, and ralsdly won the admlra-
ton ofthe braves and the squaws.
He was strong and athletic. tender
but daring, and he soon found ia
yor in the eyes of Tohoho.
He #did not forget the lovely
yonngSmalden, and paid her court
in hisiown way. AS he learned the
language ofthe Cherokees,he spoke
to herof love and it's sweetness in
such acharming way that he soon
won what the other young braves
had shed for in vain. When he
sued before Tohoho, the unbending
warrior was loath to yield, but
when sMinnehaha joined her pray
ers to tho entreaties of the pale
face, and their words were encour-
aged by. the Indians themselves,
he gave his consent, and the two
were formally betrot'led, and it was
decided that when the moon shone
again the bright eyed Minnehaha
should5wed the pale faced stranger
with all. the pomp of the Indian Gus
tom.
This decision met with almost
general approval, for the tribe had
come tolook with high respect up
on this brave and handsome white
brother. Butin the tribe there was
one who beheld the betrothal with
hatred and bitterness. A young
brave who had paid court to Min,
Sss5ss 5aa tie has plsas
face with envy and revenge. In
his heart he swore that they should
never wed.
The trysting place of the lovers
was upon the top of the bowlder
which supports the great, shak-
ing rock. On this ledge, just be-
meath the massive rock, they used
to often sit, the maiden listening to
the love song Of her pale face be-
trothed, and hanging upon his pic
lures oftheir future life of love and
happiness.
The tradition goes that the huge
bowlder went straight downward
for fully fifty feet or more and lost
itself in the rocky stream below
The little thread of silyery water
which now winds in aud out, with
scarce murmur, was gO0dly
creek in those days, and beat itself
against the massive rocks with
something Of impetuousncss. The
Shape Of earth, with its burden Of
dog wood and oak. has filled into
the chasm since that time, and the
rugged face of nature here, like
the wild forests, around, have been
tempered by the hand Of civlliza-
tion.
Scarce a week was away to the
marriage of Minnehaha, when one
day, just before the sun grew red
in the west, she, with her lover,
wandered toward their love seat to
coo to each other. The grass bow
ed before them as if in their honor,
the squirrel leaped from branch to
branch of the tall trees as if TO
make their hearts more lightsome,
while the trees Bonded their heads
to the gentle south wind in soft
melody OF JOY to the young and hap
py lovers.
But they did not notice that
creeping from bush to bush, with
a cat like tread, was the young
brave who bad suffered rejection at
the hands Of Minnehaha- His tom
mahawk was grasped firmly in his
hand, and upon his face was a dark
flush OF anger, jealousy and re :
venge.
Tie lovers, engrossed in them.
selves. sought the trusting place in
the shadow of the great rock. The
angry brave followed close behind
them, and secreted himself just un
der the great rock and on the very
ledge OF the precl ace beneath
Long and late the lovers sat cooling.